Indiana Filmmakers Network, Bloomington chapter. We meet the last Tuesday of the month in room 105 of the Indiana University Innovation Center, near the intersection of 10th Street and the 45/46 Bypass.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Laura Ivins-Hulley will discuss experimental filmmaking strategies that can be adopted by anybody. She will focus on types of experimental filmmaking that help filmmakers create connections with their community, further their creativity, and explore themes that might help with their traditional narrative projects. She'll draw examples from diary filmmaking, canonical U.S. avant-garde filmmakers, and her own films.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Visual Effects Artist William Reliford will be demonstrating the tools, techniques and workflow used by to today’s vfx artists to accomplish stunning visuals. He will take you behind the scenes in the creation of his most recent animated short, “2.0,” an official selection in the Indie Film Con and the Indiana Short Film Festival. View the short here: https://vimeo.com/95568689.

William started off his career 20 years ago in video production creating animation and graphics for his corporate clients. He later expanded his role to producing forensic animations and demonstrative animation for the legal and teaching fields and producing vfx for independent films.

William’s most recent work includes providing visual effects shots for local independent productions such as “The Sound of the Spirit,” “Taylor Made” and “Death’s Door.”

He also provided onset vfx supervision for NatGeo’s “How to survive the end of the world” series which was shot partly at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in southeast Indiana.

William will be giving a brief overview of Autodesk Maya and discussing how it plays an important role in solving today’s vfx challenges. In addition, William will be available to answer questions from local independent film producers about using vfx in their next project.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Scott Schirmer and Leya Taylor will discuss their experience directing and producing the micro-budget festival hit “Found.” “Found” was shot entirely in Indiana (primarily in Bloomington) with an all-volunteer cast & crew in 2011. Since its Bloomington premiere in July 2012, it has played in over 40 film festivals around the world and was just released by XLrator Media on iTunes, VOD and in a limited theatrical run on August 15th.

Leya and Scott will tell the whole “Found” story – from finding a concept worth fighting for, attracting and keeping a volunteer crew, marketing for success, film festival submission tips, film festival attendance, distribution, crowd funding, why horror is a filmmaker’s best friend, and parlaying the success of one movie into the creation of another (they are filming “Headless” in October).

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

"Who says that premiere features and shorts have to gravitate to the coasts? Middle Coast Film Festival believes that while water connects places, the opportunity of the Midwest connects people. That connection is what drives the films we all know, love and appreciate. Come out 7/26 and 7/27 for four feature films, a series of submitted shorts, networking and workshops. See how the Midwest is redefining what it means to be coastal and enjoy this festival of films."

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

As a filmmaker, there are many things to worry about. Unfortunately, the things that can be very costly to you can be overlooked. Two attorneys, Steven Douglas and Daniel Cavallini, will be on hand to have an open discussion about contract and intellectual property issues that you may encounter. The discussion will address liability, set safety, personal rights pertaining to filming, marketing, and advertising, copyright and trademark.